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High Blood Pressure

What is blood pressure?

Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is called diastolic pressure.

Your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers. Usually the systolic number comes before or above the diastolic number. For example, 120/80 means a systolic of 120 and a diastolic of 80.

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  1. High Blood Pressure (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... 120 and a diastolic of 80. How is high blood pressure diagnosed? High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. So the only way ... Stage 2140 or higheror90 or higherHypertensive Crisis (dangerously high blood pressure - seek medical care right away)Higher than 180andHigher ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/highbloodpressure.html - Health Topics
  2. How to Prevent High Blood Pressure (National Library of Medicine)  
    Around half of American adults have high blood pressure (hypertension). Many of those people don't know they have it because there are usually no warning signs. This can be dangerous, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/howtopreventhighbloodpressure.html - Health Topics
  3. Blood Pressure Medicines (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is when blood puts too much pressure against the walls of your arteries. Almost half of American adults ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bloodpressuremedicines.html - Health Topics
  4. High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is high blood pressure in pregnancy? Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Your ... your heart to other parts of your body. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is blood pressure that is higher ...
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  5. Hypertension 
    ... hypertension is unknown. These cases are classified as essential hypertension. When hypertension results from an underlying condition, such ... body and affect blood pressure. The causes of essential hypertension, however, are not well understood. Essential hypertension is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hypertension - Genetics
  6. High blood pressure in adults – hypertension 
    ... high blood pressure is found. This is called essential hypertension. High blood pressure that is caused by another ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000468.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. High blood pressure - what to ask your doctor 
    ... problems? What medicines am I taking to treat high blood pressure? Do they have any side effects? What should ... 26. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. High blood pressure. www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/index.htm . Updated March ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000226.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. High blood pressure - medicine-related 
    ... There are several types of high blood pressure : Essential hypertension has no cause that can be found (many different genetic traits contribute to essential hypertension, each one having a relatively small effect). Secondary ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000155.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. High blood pressure - children 
    ... blood pressure is found. This is called primary (essential) hypertension. However, certain factors can increase the risk of high blood pressure in children: Being overweight or obese Family history ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007696.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. High Blood Pressure, Atrial Fibrillation, and Your Risk of Stroke Video (American Heart Association)  
    ... Fibrillation Matters High Blood Pressure, AFib and Stroke High Blood Pressure, Atrial Fibrillation and Your Risk of Stroke Learn ...
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